{"id":62866,"date":"2012-10-23T16:37:12","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T14:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=62866"},"modified":"2012-10-24T07:46:08","modified_gmt":"2012-10-24T05:46:08","slug":"windows-8-launch-pricing-for-sa-emerges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/62866-windows-8-launch-pricing-for-sa-emerges.html","title":{"rendered":"Windows 8 launch pricing for SA emerges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Computer retailer Incredible Connection<\/a> will sell the Windows 8 Pro upgrade at a launch price of R699.95, a spokesperson has told MyBroadband.<\/p>\n

Incredible Connection will not stock stand-alone editions of the latest edition of the Microsoft<\/a> Windows<\/a> operating system, the retailer explained.<\/p>\n

This news comes after Microsoft SA said that the approximate recommended retail price in South Africa for Windows 8 is R700.<\/p>\n

Microsoft emphasised at the time that the price was just an estimate and is highly dependent on a variety of external factors, such as the exchange rate.<\/p>\n

Windows 7, Vista, and XP users will be able to upgrade to Windows 8, according to Microsoft, which detailed the upgrade paths available to Windows 8<\/a> on its TechNet website.<\/p>\n

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According to Microsoft, users will not be able to upgrade across architectures, i.e. from 32-bit Windows XP\/Vista\/7 to 64-bit.<\/p>\n

Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, and Home Premium users will be able to upgrade to either Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro.<\/p>\n

Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate users will only be able to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro.<\/p>\n

In both upgrade cases users can choose to keep their Windows settings, personal files, and applications, Microsoft said.<\/p>\n

Windows Vista, and Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 can elect to keep their settings and personal files, but not applications.<\/p>\n

Windows XP users need to have Service Pack 3 or later installed and can only elect to keep their personal files.<\/p>\n

Should you be willing to eschew the physical DVD set to come with the boxed copy of the Windows 8 Pro upgrade, a downloadable version of the upgrade will be available at around half the price directly from Microsoft.<\/p>\n

Group lead for Windows at Microsoft SA, Colin Erasmus<\/a>, explained earlier this year that South Africans would be able to buy the upgrade to Windows 8 from the Microsoft online store in US Dollars on launch day.<\/p>\n

This lets users of the older versions of Windows upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99 (around R350 at the time of writing) using their South African credit card, Erasmus said.<\/p>\n

Microsoft also previously announced another upgrade option of $14.99 for those who buy new PCs bundled with Windows 7 between 2 June 2012 and 31 January 2013.<\/p>\n

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